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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Afghans to Receive First C-130 Aircraft From USAF

C-130 HerculesAfter nearly a year of relying on helicopters for the bulk of its air cargo transportation, the Afghan Air Force will receive its first C-130H Hercules transports early next month.

The U.S. Air Force is slated to give the Afghans four C-130H aircraft. Two of those aircraft will be delivered on Oct. 10, the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan announced on Wednesday.

The U.S. military scrapped the Afghan air force's entire fleet of 16 Italian-made C-27A cargo planes last year after maintenance problems grounded the aircraft.

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